k.d. lang, 1992

k.d. lang, 1992

Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times

Musician k.d. lang came out in 1992 to Advocate Magazine. "I don't want to say the wrong things to the gay culture," she said to the magazine, "Because there are so many different opinions on how to gain acceptance. And I don't want to hurt my mother by coming out in the press." "But at the same time I don't want to hurt my culture, and it's like — what do you do?"

Musician k.d. lang came out in 1992 to Advocate Magazine. "I don't want to say the wrong things to the gay culture," she said to the magazine, "Because there are so many different opinions on how to gain acceptance. And I don't want to hurt my mother by coming out in the press." "But at the same time I don't want to hurt my culture, and it's like — what do you do?" (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Musician k.d. lang came out in 1992 to Advocate Magazine. "I don't want to say the wrong things to the gay culture," she said to the magazine, "Because there are so many different opinions on how to gain acceptance. And I don't want to hurt my mother by coming out in the press." "But at the same time I don't want to hurt my culture, and it's like — what do you do?"